I had a 1998 DR650 that I used primarily on pavement with the occasional search for gravel or dirt, of which there isn't much in northern Indiana. I tarted it up with a 19" front wheel, stainless brake line, IMS 5 gallon tank, Corbin seat, Spitfire windshield, Dual Star center stand, SuperTrapp exhaust, revised jetting and Dirt Bagz.

The only picture I have of it sucks, but here it is all loaded up in the middle of a 5 week, 8500 mile ride on back roads to the Olympic Peninsula and back -

The bike ran flawlessly, even with my overly-rich jetting changes. If I had it to do over again I would lace up a wider rim for the back, but other than that it was a do-it-all bike, even when called upon to keep up with traffic on the interstates. When I had this bike I also owned a ZRX1100 and I found myself riding the DR650 most of the time.

Getting my parabellum 23" tonight. After fiddling with a universal scooter shield, and the National cycles deflector, Its time to give the parabellum a shot. If it doesn't work well, it will be going back, and a turbocity is next lol.. I love return policies..

Got the Parabellum on tonight.. God that thing is HUGE... It took about 30 mins to get it all settled in, and I wish the directions were a little better (they are hand drawn), but it fits nicely. It has a little bit of adjusting, but I have not got to ride yet and adjust. Tomorrow morning, Ill get on the highway and see if it is really as good as other inmates say.

I do not like the mount that goes to the handlebar clamps. Basically I have the top of the clamp, a space, the windshield bracket, and bolt. the Space is created because the windshield bracket sits on top of the lip on the top clamp... Kinda hard to explain, I may have to take a picture. I think I will have to Install a spacer in order to make the bolt fit snugger.

that has to be the largest screen for the DR on the market, by a long shot.
i think it's gonna be hit or miss if it works, depending on your height.
it's got the most side protection for colder riding.
might be a great winter shield.
you might even be looking through it, if you can stand that.
my money is still on madstad as the best of the larger DR options as he offers 4 screen options plus it's fully adjustable. you can also quickly remove the screen when you're riding more off-road stuff.

A cleaner Set-up for sure .... with the RoboBrackets there is TONS of adjustment options (both height and tilt) and you can put just about any size or shape windscreen on. Plus with the T-Bolts - it's a quick tooless job to remove the windscreen ...

The adjustment isn't as quick as with the V-Strom MadStad Brackets thou ...

I presently use this small slipstream model which works well for its size.AAlso tried the Vstrom shield but didn't care for the angle. The slipstream offers more protection and looks somewhat better. I put a 16 tooth countersprocket in, just thought I'd mention it since this is the highway thread. Love it now on the open road and still have no trouble in the dirt.

Gsvs: what kind of hand guards are these? To they provide decent protection?

Hey planemanx15 ...

I only had that DR650 for a short time (SOLD it - big mistake because it was set-up very well, now I'm wised up and bought another DR650) --- but I do remember that hand guards did an excellent job of blocking the wind.